Every-Day Technology and Technology Mentalities in Life Styles

Use of technical equipment and assessment of personal technical competence. Life style and technology in daily life.

Topics: household structure; technology equipment according to quality, quantity and structure in household and leisure area; technology evaluation; interest in technology; environmental consciousness in dealing with technology; technology competence in the form of demands of one´s own work; technical knowledge, technical abilities and skills; most important physical and psychological burdens at work; most important changes at work in the last few years; ability to repair and operate; technology practice; technology use according to devices and areas; allocation problems; individual function of technology and perceived technology function; technical work experiences; acquisition of technologies; life style dimensions in the form of behavior patterns in the areas residence, clothing, nutrition, leisure time, cultural practice and media (in part obtained through sample pictures); self-characterization of residential furnishings and recording by interviewers; newspapers and magazines regularly read; self-characterization of personal clothing style by means of sample pictures; frequency of leisure activities; characterization of nutrition habits; use of various means of transport; most important decision criteria in purchase of technical equipment such as car, television set and iron; technical knowledge test; preferred shopping source for selected technical objects; available leisure time; adequate leisure time; characterization of technical equipment of household in different areas; memberships; frequency of guests in one´s home; neighborhood relationship; loaning and borrowing devices in household; number of rooms; size of residence; characterization of housing situation; tenant status or owner; residential area; goal categories of personal structuring of life; importance of areas of life and satisfaction in these areas of life; self-image (scale); internal/external control as general conviction of personal abilities to cope with situations.